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Research Impact Highlights 2021 - Environment
Teagasc Research Impact Highlights in 2021, a supplement of TResearch magazine, was recently released. Here we look at some of the research highlights in the area of environment.
05 November 2022
Growing Wild - Elderberries and Blackberries
Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside.
05 November 2022
Research Impact Highlights 2021 - General
Teagasc Research Impact Highlights in 2021, a supplement of TResearch magazine, was recently released.
30 October 2022
Research impact highlights 2021 - Dairy
Teagasc Research Impact Highlights in 2021, a supplement of TResearch magazine, was recently released. Here we look at some of the research highlights in the area of dairy.
29 October 2022
Science Week 2022 -The Festival of Farming and Food launches
Teagasc invites you to join us for an unmissable series of virtual and in-person events for Science Week 2022 as part of ‘The Festival of Farming and Food’.
28 October 2022
Teagasc Research Impact Highlights in 2021
In any given year, the impact of Teagasc research is a combination of the continuing impact of past research and the new impact of recent research. This publication highlights some of these new impacts achieved in 2021.
28 October 2022
The partners of the European Gender-SMART project share their good practices on gender equality
On October 19 2022, the nine european partners of the Gender-SMART project took stock of 4 years of cooperation and shared their experiences and good practices to promote gender equality in the field of agricultural and life sciences.
27 October 2022
Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load
This week, 24th to 28th of October, is European Week for Safety and Health at Work.
26 October 2022
Celebrating Ancient Traditions in the Burren
Aoife Ford, B&T Drystock Adviser, writes; As the winter weather has taken hold and the evenings begin to draw in, many farmers have started to think about housing cattle for the winter. Silage pits and bales are being opened as livestock begin to move indoors.
24 October 2022
Growing wild - Haws and Spindle
Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside.
22 October 2022
Launch of new Sustainable Fertiliser training course for agri-professionals
Teagasc, in collaboration with the ICOS Skillnet and the fertiliser industry, has developed a 20 hour blended training course in Sustainable Fertiliser for professionals involved in the sale, purchasing and advice relating to fertilisers.
18 October 2022
Meet the scholars
The Teagasc Walsh Scholarships Programme offers fantastic opportunities for postgraduate students wishing to pursue a PhD. For a better insight into what it is like to do a PhD, we spoke to several Walsh Scholars to hear their experiences and what they have learned.
15 October 2022
Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Week Commences
The Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Week kicks off today, Friday, 14th October with a webinar broadcast outlining the first steps for farmers to take to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions on Irish farms.
14 October 2022
Potential Fertiliser Availability Issues in 2023 Highlighted
A sub-group of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee was convened on Wednesday 12th October to provide a forum to discuss potential challenges around the fertiliser supply chain facing into the peak season of fertiliser demand on farms in the coming spring.
14 October 2022
Signpost Photo Competition
We are inviting you to submit photos, capturing the actions that you are taking to reduce emissions on your farms.
12 October 2022
Signpost Sustainability Week 2022
Signpost Sustainability Week 2022 takes place from Friday, 14 October - Friday, 21 October 2022. This week will focus on 'Farming for a Better Future' with a series of public in person and virtual events.
11 October 2022
Growing wild - Guelder Rose and Sloes
Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. This week Catherine writes about Guelder Rose and Sloes, and how to spot them.
08 October 2022
Teagasc Signpost Programme Newsletter October 2022
In this month’s newsletter we get an update on soil analysis results for 2021 with advice from leading experts on the data. We have farmer profiles for Eamon & Donnchadh McCarthy, suckler beef farmers from Co Waterford and Raymond Goggin, dairy farmer from Co. Cork.
08 October 2022
Expert Animal Health Speakers visit Agricultural Colleges
Animal Health and Welfare has long been an important part of the Teagasc student curriculum. This October, Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are conducting a tour of colleges with expert speakers
07 October 2022
John & Brendan Walsh - About The Farm
John and Brendan Walsh & family were the 2021 Clover & Sustainability winners in the Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition. They farm in Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary, milking 153 cows along with replacements & beef animals.
06 October 2022
Dairy Calf to Beef Course
Teagasc will be commencing a new advanced dairy calf to beef course for new and existing dairy calf to beef farmers who wish to upskill and learn what it takes to run an economically and environmentally sustainable dairy calf to beef system.
06 October 2022
Below ground: soil life in a changing climate
Below ground: soil life in a changing climate, Art-science exhibition at the Irish Agricultural Museum, Johnstown Castle
05 October 2022
Teagasc Annual Report and 2021 Financial Statements
'We had a blend of remote working and staff attending at their place of work, and using both, allowed us to deliver a full research, advisory and education programme during 2021', according to Professor Frank O Mara, Teagasc Director.
04 October 2022
Impact of price inflation on agricultural incomes now becoming clearer
A new report, by economists at Teagasc, provides an update on the forecast average margins and incomes that will be achieved across the agricultural sector in Ireland in 2022.
03 October 2022
Grassland Farmer of the Year - Shane Moore
Shane Moore is a participant in the Teagasc Signpost Programme and last year was a finalist in the Drystock category of the Grassland Farmer of the Year competition.
03 October 2022
Everything you need to know about installing solar panels on your farm
Barry Caslin, Teagasc Energy & Rural Development Specialist, answers all your questions about solar panels: where do you put them, what type do your get, can you get a grant, are they tax-deductible, do you need planning permission, how do you export to the grid?
03 October 2022
Meet the Farmer - Brian Keane
Brian Keane farms 96 hectares in conjunction with his father John, Uncle Aidan, brother Eoin and fiancé Blathnáid. The farm is situated in Davidstown near Enniscorthy,Co. Wexford and is a sheep, cattle and tillage farm with approximately five hectares of commercial forestry.
02 October 2022
Meet the Farmer - John O'Donoghue
John and Annette are farming beside the Bandon River in Ballinadee with their family Paddy, Ciara, Aine and Jack.
01 October 2022
Successful National Organic Beef Open Day
Over twelve hundred farmers attended the National Organic Beef Open Day on the farm of John Purcell, Ross, Golden, Cashel, Co Tipperary earlier this week. The open day was jointly organised by Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Bord Bia and provided the farmers attending
30 September 2022
Teagasc Sustainability Week 2022
The Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Week will take place from 14 - 21 October. The theme of Sustainability Week 2022 is 'Farming for a Better Future', when a series of public in person and virtual events will take place.
29 September 2022